The unit, which also
incorporates a basement car park, was constructed on weak ground
across a sloping site. We balanced the scheme’s cut and fill
earthwork requirements, minimising the excavated material taken off
site.

To reduce foundation
loads and avoid the need for piling we designed the structure using
a combination of reinforced concrete, steel and timber.

The unit was the second project undertaken for South West London
and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust and followed the successful
completion of the hospital’s low security Phoenix Unit.

“With the Phoenix Unit and now Wandsworth Recovery Centre, the
trust has facilities which, probably for the first time since
Springfield was developed in the 19th century, create
the therapeutic environment needed for our patients to recover.” -
Dr Robert Barr, Director of Estates